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Tag Archives: anole
Food
The purple trumpets are filled With the tiny bugs Feasting and pollinating. A large anole hears the call And joins in, feasting on the pollinators. Supping from the lowest leaf, is the tiniest little lizard I may have ever seen! … Continue reading
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Tagged anole, balance, blessings, bugs, cycles, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., food, food Justice, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, lizards, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Strut
He struts across the table in the sun Boldly in front of everyone! Flashing his deep red throat Bobbing up and down…. As if He was the finest thing around! For whom is this display for? Strut your stuff, No … Continue reading
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Tagged anole, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, Liz Teal, lizards, nature, poetry, red throat, show off, strut, sumi-e
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True Beauty Heals
The tail-less lizard sits beside me on the arm of the chair, The border collie is at my feet, And the tiniest of tabbies snoozes in the sun.. Both of whom could have been responsible for the anole’s current lack … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anole, art, beauty, birders, blessings, border collie, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, the good the true and the beautiful
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Bump
What is a log to one, Is a stick to another… What is a stick to one, Is a toy to another. and place of rest for my eye, And You. Sometimes we all long To be a bump on … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anole, art, blessings, bump on a log, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fetch, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, perspectives, poetry, rest, sabbath, spirituality, sticks, sumi-e
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Self care
Overwhelmed We step into the garden And find peace and fellowship in the shade.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anole, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, lizard, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, recovery, rejuvenation, spirituality, sumi-e
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Surprise
I am sooo sorry little one! I was in a rush, grocery shopping for Passover and Easter, (Yes we celebrate all the holidays)… I race into the store and grab a buggy… And scream! Flinging my hand at the unexpected … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anole, art, awareness, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., forgiveness, grocery, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mindfulness, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, shopping, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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Green
The branches on the lemon tree are green. The lemons are green. The leaves are ever. . A young anole, green, Stopped on the branch for a brief conversation With a small green caterpillar…. You are not my food, You … Continue reading
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Tagged anole, art, caterpillars, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, eternal life, green, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, lemon tree, lemons, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Hello
Once there was a fence between us, But all i had to do was to climb over it to see You.
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Tagged anole, community, conversation, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., friendship, handmade paper, hope, ink, Liz Teal, lizards, meditation, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, unity
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An Anole on a Bowl
Making dinner, reaching for what i needed – in kitchen and heart – yet not paying attention to either – suddenly, there, in my hand was an anole on a bowl! holding onto the tilted rim, frozen in surprise and … Continue reading
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Tagged anole, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., florida, food for the soul, freeze, ink brush painting, kitchen, lizard in my kitchen, making dinner, mindful meditation, mindfulness practice, Ministry of Animals, poetry, reptile, spirituality, sumi-e, supper
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